[Shop-talk] Epoxy recommendations?

[Doug Braun]

Keep this in mind when trying to maintain older dishwashers:  The cost of
dealing with the results of a water leak can greatly exceed the price of a new dishwasher.  

The year before last, our mediocre GE dishwasher decided to spew a couple of hundred gallons of water down into our finished basement.  After replacing the flooring and ceiling, we bought a fancy high-end dishwasher that has a drip pan and leak detector circuit that shuts off the water if leakage is detected.  In addition, whenever the dishwasher is not actually filling, a solenoid valve at the far end of the hose (where it is connected to the plumbing) is closed, preventing the risk of flooding from a failed hose.

Doug


--- On Mon, 1/26/09, Jim Franklin <jamesf at groupwbench.org> wrote:

> From: Jim Franklin <jamesf at groupwbench.org>
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Epoxy recommendations?
> To: "Shop Talk" <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
> Date: Monday, January 26, 2009, 7:38 PM
> On Jan 25, 2009, at 3:04 PM, John T. Blair wrote:
> > 
> > Jim,
> > 
> > While this isn't an answer to your question, your
> dishwasher is 8 yrs old and
> > broke.  Fom my experience, they aren't worth the
> trouble to try and fix.